Large-letter Greetings from Harrisburg, PA, 1908
- Card type
- Lithograph
About this postcard
The word GREETINGS fills the card in oversized letters, each one packed with small portraits of women and children against a black ground. FROM sits below in white capitals, and Harrisburg appears in script on a scroll framed by pansies and leaves. The design is a large-letter souvenir, a popular early-1900s postcard format that could be adapted to any town by changing the name panel. The faces are generic studio types rather than identified local residents, so the appeal lies in the novelty of the lettering and the bright floral border.
Postcard Details
Beaver Springs, PA
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Harrisburg, PA |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Th. E., L. |
| Series | Theochrom-Serie 1016 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | J. Chrin Cathrman, Beaver Springs, PA |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1932 |
| Notes | Chromolithograph on black stock; thin light border at edges; light scuffing and edge wear to the dark background. Place name printed in script on a scroll, not handwritten. Postmark: HARRISBURG, PA APR 24 10-AM 1908. Divided-back chromolitho card; light edge wear and toning, small stain near stamp. |
Cite this card
Large-letter Greetings from Harrisburg, PA, 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/large-letter-greetings-from-harrisburg-pa-1908. Accessed November 2, 2026.